A review by sipblueberrytea
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

I’m sorry how is this so popular? So many things are wrong with this and it’s deeply unsettling that so many people don’t see anything wrong with it. Multiple times the main character gets sexually harassed or assaulted by the “love interests” and every single time it’s justified in favour of the men that forced themselves onto her. She was even blamed for one of the instances. Now the main character herself isn’t much better. She’s stupid and passive until it’s time to make such an obviously terrible decision. The first 60-70% of the book are no plot and all romance and then plot and gore random drop in during the last 30%. Also, can we talk about how only 5 women (Feyre, Nesta, Elaine, Alice, Amarantha) are present and somewhat relevant in the book and 2 of them are depicted as villains, one is disagreeable to the main character, another is vain and stupid, and the main character herself is just as idiotic? It’s boring, rushed, and utterly a waste of my time. Read it on audiobook at 1.75 speed or would never have gotten through it.
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